Knowing Neurons
Knowing Neurons
Feature image of a brain with a circle pulsating from the center, to symbolically describe synesthesia.
Did You Know?Sensation and Perception

What is Synesthesia?

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Have you ever wondered if you experience the world like everyone else? We assume that our senses tell us what’s going on in the world, but they’re far from perfect. Synesthesia is a cool example of when our senses have a mind of their own.

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW8gSQddvDY]

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  • Kayleen Schreiber

    Kayleen is obsessed with the brain. After majoring in neuroscience at Vanderbilt University, she went straight to a PhD program in neuroscience at the University of Iowa. She currently studies how our brains process speech. She measures electrical changes produced by the brain to understand how the gender of a person talking influences how we hear their speech. Outside the lab, she works to get others excited about science and occasionally plays the bassoon.

Kayleen Schreiber

Kayleen is obsessed with the brain. After majoring in neuroscience at Vanderbilt University, she went straight to a PhD program in neuroscience at the University of Iowa. She currently studies how our brains process speech. She measures electrical changes produced by the brain to understand how the gender of a person talking influences how we hear their speech. Outside the lab, she works to get others excited about science and occasionally plays the bassoon.

One thought on “What is Synesthesia?”

  • Fascinating and your clip gives a clear explanation of the basic premises … understandable even for people like me who are just very curious!

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